General Information
- Comprehensive Arrival Guide(link is external) (in English)
- Living in the Bay Area(link is external) (in Japanese)
- Weekly Japanese Newspaper in Bay Area(link is external)
- Japanese Community Site —San Francisco(link is external), Silicon Valley(link is external) (in Japanese)
- UC Berkeley Campus Safety(link is external)
Visiting Scholar and J1 Visa Information
- Map of CJS, Berkeley International Office, and Cal 1 Card Office(link is external)
- Berkeley International Office(link is external)
- Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Office(link is external)
- http://www.kenkyuu.net/(link is external) (in Japanese)
Housing
- Off Campus Housing Information(link is external)
- CalRentals(link is external)
- Home Match(link is external) - Connects UC retiree homeowners with a spare bedroom to UC Berkeley graduate students, Postdocs, and Visiting Scholars looking for affordable housing
- Craigslist.org(link is external) — Click on "Housing" > "East Bay"
- Apartments.com(link is external) — Search "San Francisco & Bay Area" or "East Bay"
- My ApartmentMap(link is external)
- Zumper(link is external)
- ApartmentList(link is external)
- ApartmentGuide(link is external)
- SabbaticalHomes(link is external)
- Zillow(link is external)
- Berkeley-area hotels and motels(link is external)
- Postdoc Listserv
- The VSPA office maintains a mailing list(link is external) (it is called the postdocnet listserv, but visiting scholars and landlords also subscribe to this list). Subscribers often post ads like cars/furniture for sale, housemates wanted, or room/apartment available. You can subscribe by going to this link here(link is external). After subscribing to the listserv, you can receive postings from members that include landlords or send postings by simply emailing an announcement to postdocnet@lists.berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)
Visiting Scholars with Children
- Berkeley Unified School District – New Family Admissions(link is external)
- Berkeley Parents Network(link is external)
- Information about schools, child care, and recreational activities for children(link is external)
- Diablo Nippongo Gakuen(link is external)
- Sycamore Christian Preschool(link is external)
Utilities
Telecommunications (TV, Internet, Home Phone)
- Sonic(link is external)
- Comcast/XFINITY(link is external)
- AT&T(link is external)
- Wireless internet on campus(link is external)
Cell Phones
- AT&T(link is external)
- Verizon(link is external)
- Sprint(link is external)
- T-Mobile(link is external)
Energy
Water
Refuse Collection
Cars and Transportation
- California Department of Motor Vehicles driving test booklet (PDF file)(link is external) (in English)
- BART(link is external) (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
- AC Transit(link is external)
- Craigslist.org classified advertisements(link is external) — Click on "East Bay" > "For Sale"
- Postdoc Listserv
- The VSPA office maintains a mailing list(link is external) (it is called the postdocnet listserv, but visiting scholars and landlords also subscribe to this list). Subscribers often post ads like cars/furniture for sale, housemates wanted, or room/apartment available. You can subscribe by going to this link here(link is external). After subscribing to the listserv, you can receive postings from members that include landlords or send postings by simply emailing an announcement to postdocnet@lists.berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)